Agile antechinus vs Chinese Mallow

Antechinus agilis compared with Malva verticillata

Key Differences

• Agile antechinus is Least Concern while Chinese Mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile antechinus	Chinese Mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Malvaceae
Genus	Antechinus	Malva
Species	Antechinus agilis	Malva verticillata

Conservation Status

Agile antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agile antechinus	Chinese Mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Mallow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (4 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Agile antechinus

The Agile antechinus (Antechinus agilis) is a species in the genus Antechinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Mallow

The Chinese Mallow (Malva verticillata) is a species in the genus Malva. Native to Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Brazil.